PJ Medcast

PJ MEDCAST are the podcasts for PJ MED (Pararescue Medicine). Besides PJs, these podcasts may be useful to other Military, Law Enforcement and Civilian Medical Personnel involved in Tactical and Technical Rescue Medicine, and other facets of Operational Medicine.
PJs may document the time they spend listening to podcasts as training for their training folders, and also apply towards Paramedic Recertification.
This podcast represents the positions of the authors and may not represent the offical position of the Department of the Defense or the United States Government.

This series of podcasts under 143 are the mandatory lectures for the Pararescue Paramedic Recertification. These lectures are mandatory for the NREMT Paramedic recertification. By listening on podcasts we can use class time for more focused training.

In this final installment of the Thai rescue Derek debriefs and summarizes some of the lessons learned.

If you found this interesting and are new to PJ Medcast go back and listen to podcasts 94-97 and listen to the series on the MV Tamar rescue mission.

Remember the Handbook is summarized in the first 20 episodes and is a great way to review the PJ Medical Operations Handbook.

Finally- with great sadness for those of you who have come to PJ Med Courses, my friend and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Michael Graver and his wife Jodi Cohen, friend of the 103rd and the Pararescue career-field and pilot, died this week in a small plane crash. Dr. Graver took time out of his schedule several days a year to volunteer to teach PJs about thoracic trauma in the Cadaver lab. He was committed to teaching PJs and was always proud to read about PJs hacking the mish around the world.

Doc Bryan is a prior AF Psychologist. He currently is the Executive Director of National Center for Veteran's Studies at the Univ of Utah. He partnered with the AF Psychology Service to perform long term research on our Operators during OEF.

The articles are posted on pjmed.com

In this episode he discusses findings that have been published in peer reviewed journals, and implications for PJ Mental Health.

He also runs a two week program which we will highlight in another episode.

Heat illness is a shockingly common problem for the military in the US and abroad. One of our PJ Docs discusses the categorization, diagnosis and management of the range of heat illness from cramps to life threatening heat stroke. And why it is such a profound military issue summer after summer. Strategies to mitigate heat illness in SOF Operators and manage it are discussed.

See the updates on our website: pjmed.com

If you have news clips from your teams you want to have linked on pjmed.com please send them to Doc directly or get my email from your leadership.

The PJ Med Director / SOF Medical Officer Course is set for JAN 2019. See info on pjmed.com

PJ Josh had a near complete rupture of his ACL and was recommended to undergo surgery, He discusses his injury, the surgeon's recommendations, research he did, and ultimately the process he went through to get a stem cell injection and the outcome.

This podcast introduces Sean Berman who has performed medical research on stem cells and TBI. Stem cells hold promise in the treatment of various injuries and degenerative conditions and have been used by several clinics.

Sean will explain the science of stem cells and specifically stem cells harvested from a patient's own fat.

This is the first of several podcasts that will introduce you to stem cells, the state of current understanding and use, the promises and what is known. The podcasts will culminate in discussions with PJs who have gone for this therapy.

Highlights of the Special Operations Medical Scientific Assembly- Part 1 of 2. Great meeting.

Being a member of SOMA (Special Operations Medical Association) should be part of your professional and medical development for a special operations medic / 18D , IDC or PJ. Attending this annual meeting is an important chance to network with colleagues from the other branches, hear lessons learned and subject matter experts. Like using a foley in a wound track for hemorrhage control...